Stage of GTA03 development?

[David Reyes Samblas Martinez]

Having a hackable "eye" on the Neo will open a lot of new
posibilities, multiply this posibilities with
gps*wifi*accelerometers*....

2008/12/18 Pander <pander at users.sourceforge.net>:
> Sony Ericsson has very good camera's in their phone but this will cost
> indeed a lot in the range (production number) of Neo. I've noticed that
> I'd use the camera a lot for making notes of advertisements and posters in
> the city. Also in some countries, like Japan, the square barcode is used a
> lot for advertisements and discounts. For this, and for OCR with
> subsequent language translation (especially CJK) a future model with
> camera would be appreciated.
>
> On Thu, December 18, 2008 12:24, Michael Zanetti wrote:
>> As It seems this thread is becoming more and more some sort of a
>> whish-list, I
>> will put my 2ct here also:
>>
>> - Please don't add a camera: Has ever anyone made a picture with a mobile
>> phone camera that doesn't suck? Get a real camera if you want to make some
>> nice pictures! There is just one way to get a useful camera within a
>> mobile
>> phone: Using very expensive optical lens and zooming technologies. But in
>> that
>> case, I'd prefer to use the money for a 3G modem which brings me to the
>> next
>> point in my whishlist.
>> - 3G connectivity: Although it is very expensive, I think we _really_ need
>> this one. I know so many people who would like to buy a Freerunner, but
>> they
>> don't do so because of the missing UMTS connectivity.
>> - The rest could stay just as it is in GTA 02. Im perfectly happy with it.
>> Perhaps the slow Glamo could be exchanged... But afaik this is done
>> already...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Michael
>>
>> On Wednesday 17 December 2008 10:39:21 Laszlo KREKACS wrote:
>>> > Depending on the feature set that can cut both ways. It could also be
>>> a
>>> > case of "I was going to wait for gta03, but I absolutely can't have a
>>> > phone with a camera so I may as well get gta02 now" for example. A
>>> must
>>> > have for one person can be a deal breaker for another. I pick the
>>> camera
>>> > as an example as I used to work on a site where cameras weren't
>>> allowed,
>>> > but keypads and screen resolution have polarised opinions before too.
>>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I'm interesting only in two things:
>>> - camera (I assume yes, because of the camera interface of cpu;
>>>   would be rather dumb not using it)
>>> - better case design (the current one is not even in the league with
>>> other phones;-|)
>>>
>>> For case design, I find these (among others) great:
>>> - http://www.om.vptt.ch/site/?page_id=53
>>> - http://www.rasterman.com/files/gta03-idea-1.png
>>> - iphone
>>>
>>> In short: not make anything as stupid as a lanyard hole.
>>>
>>> I hope these features will be untouched:
>>> - vga screen
>>> - touchscreen
>>> - wifi
>>> - gps
>>> - usb host
>>> - sd card
>>>
>>> I expect these bugfixes:
>>> - better rfi design (no echo/buzz and ugly workarounds around them)
>>> - better audio quality
>>> - no glamo
>>> - better battery management (change the current PCF50633 PMU unit)
>>> - better 2D performance (should be achievable with the new samsung
>>> s3c6410
>>> cpu) - better SD handling (straightforward, if you remove the glamo)
>>>
>>> For me the release date is not important. I can wait one year without
>>> buying a freerunner,
>>> if it takes 1-2 year I will consider freerunner as an option, but
>>> likely I will buy an another
>>> phone.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>  Laszlo
>>>
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